1 Kings 12:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.”

1 Kings 12:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 12:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 12:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.”

1 Kings 12:1 — World English Bible

1 Kings 12:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.”

1 Kings 12:1 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 12:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Rehoboam goeth to Shechem, for to Shechem hath all Israel come to make him king.”

1 Kings 12:1 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 12:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.”

1 Kings 12:1 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 12:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for al Israel were come to Sheche, to make him king”

1 Kings 12:1 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 12:1 in Context — 1 Kings 12

1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.

2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)

3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,

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What Does 1 Kings 12:1 Mean?

1 Kings 12:1 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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